25/03/2025
To celebrate the release of the dystopian thriller FOR EMMA by Ewan Morrison, we spoke about accelerationism, techno-optimism, transhumanism, the singularity and human resistance for Glasgow Review of Books.
An experimental interview / dialogue from the near future the novel explores, this is my favourite thing I've written this year so far.
"Today we associate accelerationism with big tech and mostly with the right-wing libertarians of America. You hear accelerationism coming out of the transhumanists, the tech utopians, the e/accs and the neoreactionary NRx trolls. You hear its sci-fi-fantasy ideology in the mouths of people like Musk, and even J.D. Vance." - EM
In a conversation between Bram Gieben and Ewan Morrison, they explore the realities depicted in Morrison's novel, For Emma, discussing themes of advanced technology, surveillance, and transhumanism. They question the inevitability of a tech-controlled future and the implications of societal stratifi...
